Yukon Permafrost Monitoring Data from Six School Stations

Hourly air and ground temperature measurements from shallow boreholes and frost tubes installed near schools in six Yukon communities starting in 2007. The Government of Yukon program engages students in data collection and provides baseline data for characterizing local permafrost conditions. A snapshot of conditions is available for each station based on the first year of data.

Use Cases

• Analyze seasonal freezing and thawing trends in the active layer based on frost tube data.
• Characterize local permafrost conditions based on baseline temperature measurements.
• Detect long-term changes in ground temperature based on hourly time-series data.
• Support educational outreach in climate science based on school-based monitoring stations.

Strengths

• Hourly temporal resolution for temperature measurements.
• Data from six distinct monitoring stations across Yukon.
• Includes both air and ground temperature measurements at various depths.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is based on the first year of collection; long-term trends require subsequent updates.

Provenance

Source

Government of Yukon

Collection Method

Data collected from long-term monitoring stations installed near public schools.

Time Range

Starting in 2007, with frost tube monitoring beginning fall 2008.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:43:49.284637; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Yukon, Canada, specifically Whitehorse, Faro, Ross River, Dawson, Old Crow, and Beaver Creek.